Browsing All Posts By Tim Dodderidge
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Editorials 8
Citizen’s As You Please: A Strong Statement for Indie Rock
As the opening guitar riff of Citizen’s “Jet” meanders out, the group’s third record makes its start in straightforward fashion. In a way, it’s reminiscent of a jet, ...
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Interviews 30
Varials Reflects on First Full-Length, Hardcore Dynamic, and Fake Rivalry with Knocked Loose
On the day their first album, Pain Again, came out, Varials frontman Travis Tabron sat down with Mind Equals Blown to discuss his band’s journey from the Philadelphia metal ...
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Album Reviews 0
7ScoreTeam Tremolo Serves Up Shoegaze with Edge and Potential on Intruder EP
Up until a few years ago, the genre of shoegaze was nowhere to be seen. But one event after another brought distorted guitars and atmospheric vocals back into ...
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Interviews 0
Wage War Discusses Second Album, Influences, and the Need for Honesty in Music
Ocala, Florida metalcore quintet Wage War has taken the scene by storm since their introduction via Blueprints in 2015. They’re continuing their rise in the metal ranks with ...
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Reviews 0
Julien Baker Turns Lawrence, KS Into Cathartic Heaven
In less than two years, Memphis, Tennessee’s Julien Baker has gone from unknown local musician to beloved indie rock gem. I still recall when I first heard her ...
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Album Reviews 9
9ScoreWage War: Deadweight
When I first heard Wage War‘s 2015 debut, I said something like “They’re good at what they do, but they’re still another generic metalcore band.” But as I ...
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Editorials 6
Remembering Chester Bennington, a Voice That Impacted a Generation
“Sometimes beginnings aren’t so simple,” Chester Bennington sings in Linkin Park’s 2007 hit “Shadow of the Day”. He’s right, as I don’t know how to start this kind ...
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Album Reviews 5
8.5ScoreVagabonds: I Don’t Know What to Do Now
How far can you take a DIY project without many resources? I’m sure singer-songwriter Luke Dean asked himself that question a lot during the making of I Don’t ...
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Editorials 12
MEB’s Top 20 Albums of 2007
10 years ago, the world was a lot different than it is now. In 2007, Fall Out Boy were on top of the pop-punk world, Bon Iver were ...
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Album Reviews 6
8.5ScoreHundredth: Rare
Change is inevitable. Yet, we don’t always accept change, and you’ll notice it when musical artists make drastic alterations in sound. The newest example is Hundredth, who has ...
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MEB Exclusive 0
MEB Premiere: The Restitution – “Symbiont”
Mind Equals Blown is proud to present a new song from progressive metal one-man-band The Restitution, titled “Symbiont”. The project is the creative genius of Michael Wright, who currently calls ...
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Editorials 1
10 Must-See Movies Coming Out in Summer 2017
Summer means cookouts, baseball, music festivals, and most importantly, blockbuster films. It’s hard to remember a year with as many highly anticipated movies as 2017. The next three months ...
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Album Reviews 0
8ScoreGideon: Cold
Bands who refuse to change often let their stubbornness hold them back. But some artists are so good at their craft that the saying “if it ain’t broke, ...
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Editorials 0
10 Pump-Up Songs for the NBA Playoffs
The NBA playoffs always require a stellar musical companion, especially as we enter the second round and the intensity increases. Hip-hop tends to be the genre of choice, ...
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Album Reviews 9
7.5ScoreHousehold/Infinite Me: Split EP
Ever since The Replacements and Husker Du, Minnesota hasn’t been a state known well for punk or hardcore. That said, two young bands are likely to change that ...
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Editorials 7
10 Pump-Up Songs for the NHL Playoffs
The NHL playoffs are underway, and I can’t think of a better companion to fierce hockey action than a kickin’ soundtrack. Over the years, alternative, rock, and punk ...
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Album Reviews 17
6.5ScoreDemon Hunter: Outlive
Demon Hunter has proven time after time to be one of the most consistent metal bands of the 21st century. For the past two decades, the Seattle quintet ...
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Editorials 5
Analyzing This Year’s Vans Warped Tour Lineup
It’s 2017, and the Vans Warped Tour is still going strong. The lineup for the annual summer tour was recently announced all at once — and, like usual, ...
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Reviews 0
The Menzingers Give Punk Rock New Life in Lawrence, KS
Last weekend, one of the strongest punk lineups in recent memory hit Lawrence, Kansas’ Granada Theater. Featuring three bands from the East Coast who each play their own ...
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Interviews 5
Polyphia Talks Lit AF Tour, Progressive Music, and the Allure of James Franco
Throughout February and March, progressive metal quartet Polyphia has been flying through their first headlining tour with support from fellow instrumental YouTube sensations Jason Richardson and Covet. Before their ...
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Album Reviews 0
6.5ScoreCan’t Swim: Fail You Again
When it first started emerging from basements in the ‘90s, emo proved that energy and relatability can, in fact, transcend musical talent. Melody still found its place, especially ...
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Editorials 1
The Academy Awards and the Myth of Competition in Art
It’s been a week since the Academy Awards. When reflecting on this year’s show, the first thing that probably comes to your mind is the gaffe, the fiasco, ...
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Reviews 0
8ScoreSingle Review – Ride: “Charm Assault”
The first time I ever heard about British rock band Ride was in the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower. A playlist recommended to high school freshman ...
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Editorials 15
Ocean Grove Adds to a Long (and Somehow Lasting) Legacy of Nu Metal
Assumedly with the help of a breathing apparatus, we’ve watched nu metal cling to life for the past decade. That, or we thought it was dead one moment ...
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Album Reviews 3
8.5ScoreThe Menzingers: After the Party
If you’re in a punk band, what do you do once you hit your 30s? Do you move your sound away from punk to avoid sounding washed-up, or do ...
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Editorials 0
MEB’s Most Anticipated Albums of 2017
The holiday decorations are stowed away, the cold weather is permeating, and the New Year’s resolutions are all but broken at this point. That means it’s time for us to look ...
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Album Reviews 3
7ScoreDangerkids: Blacklist
While originality is basically unachievable in music, opportunities do exist to combine previously concocted things into a completely different and alluring whole. Metalcore is surely an area where this ...
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Editorials 1
10 Often-Overlooked Albums Turning 10 in 2017
Now that a new year is here, it’s the perfect time to look back at all the great albums turning a decade old in 2017 and wonder where ...
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Editorials 13
10 Bands That Could Make 2017 the Year of Comebacks
In the past few years, we’ve had our hearts broken and eventually mended as a result of the breakups and reunions of our favorite bands. Sure, it’s a ...
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EOTY Lists 9
Tim’s Top In 2016
1. Bon Iver – 22, A Million What makes Bon Iver’s third record such a unique listen – and my favorite album of 2016 – is exactly what ...
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Editorials 11
An Ode to Kansas City and The Get Up Kids
Kansas is a flyover state. But to me, it’s a lot more than that: it’s my flyover state, and no matter how it gets labeled, it’ll always be ...
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Editorials 0
Early 2000s Narrated Recap: Brand New’s “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows” Performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
If you were around in the early 2000s, you probably remember all of the great rock/pop-punk/emo music at that time. It’s hard to forget when you’ve got so ...
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Album Reviews 0
7.5ScoreSlow Bullet: Still Close Enough to Go Back
With society shifting toward individualism thanks to the Internet and personal branding, it’s becoming more realistic for musicians to succeed as individuals. Whether it was Adam Young’s electro-savvy ...
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Editorials 7
MEB’s Top 40 Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time
For the fourth entry in Mind Equals Blown’s Top 40 Albums of All-Time series, we chose the genre of hip-hop. It’s been through several eras, specifically the “Golden ...
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Editorials 3
6 LGBTQ+ Musicians in Our Scene Who Express a Message Worth Hearing
What ideas come to mind when you hear the term “punk”? Do you think of heavy guitars, fast melodies, and yelled vocals? Or do you go bigger than ...
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Album Reviews 1
9ScoreNorma Jean: Polar Similar
Most bands tend to follow a career trajectory defined by inflamed youth and a process of slowing down and/or mellowing out as they get older. However, while it’s ...
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Editorials 8
Carly Rae Jepsen’s Surprising Journey from Big Hit to B-Sides
In contemporary pop music, “b-sides” isn’t a term you hear very often. You hear all the time about radio singles, chart-topping hits, and snazzy hooks, and we’ve been ...
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Editorials 0
Early 2000s Narrated Recap: Taking Back Sunday’s “You’re So Last Summer” Music Video
If you were around in the early 2000s, you probably remember all of the great pop-punk/emo music from that time. It’s hard to forget when you’ve got so many ...
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Editorials 4
10 Notable Album Release Dates in Music History
Record release days are fun no matter what kind of music you’re into. There’s nothing more adventurous than heading to your closest music store to buy your favorite ...
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Editorials 18
MEB’s Top 40 Pop-Punk Albums of All-Time
The genre of pop-punk is known best for its hard-hitting melodies and slick hooks. Paralleling such musical contrasts with up-and-down lyrical disparities concerning adolescence, pioneers Blink-182 and Green ...
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Album Reviews 0
8.5ScoreRelient K: Air for Free
Relient K’s golden years as tongue-in-cheek pop-punk paramounts are long gone. However, they’ve made mixed attempts at moving forward. In 2009, frontman Matt Thiessen spent several weeks in ...
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Album Reviews 6
7.5ScoreSwitchfoot: Where the Light Shines Through
The contrast of dark and light makes for a striking metaphor. On one side, you’ve got the visual, which pits the day versus the night and the brightly ...
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Reviews 3
8ScoreHouse of Heroes: Colors
With concept albums, it makes sense to consider their storytelling and thematics the make-or-break elements of their makeup. Sometimes that idea can deter listeners from the actual content ...
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Album Reviews 0
6Scoreletlive.: If I’m The Devil
Ambition in music can be great if utilized well, and it often requires caution and attention to detail. You have to give The Devil Wears Prada and Bring ...
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Editorials 1
Deja Entendu, But It’s Never Been Heard Before
“Deja entendu” is a French term. Just like “deja vu,” it takes the idea of repetition as a way the human mind interprets time. In this case, to ...
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Album Reviews 11
9ScoreGates: Parallel Lives
It’s become common for bands — specifically in the genres of punk and emo — to progress into more mellow, melodic territory as they get older. Not surprisingly, ...
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Album Reviews 0
7ScoreBeartooth: Aggressive
When they work, formulas become some of the most sought-after things in existence. Just ask Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants. The Krabby Patty formula brought so much success to ...
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Editorials 1
MEB’s 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All-Time
Punk rock began in the 1970s with artists who dabbled with garage rock, played at breakneck speeds, and integrated political dialogue. Needless to say, the genre has come a ...
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Album Reviews 7
8.5ScoreAngel Du$t: Rock the Fuck on Forever
As someone who recently ventured backward into ‘80s and ‘90s punk, it’s always invigorating to find a contemporary band who successfully pays homage to such golden decades of the ...
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Single Reviews 12
8ScoreSingle Review – Brand New: “I Am a Nightmare”
Every time Brand New makes an announcement, whether it’s an upcoming tour or a new single, their fanbase goes bananas. The more their catalogue ages and their mystique increases, ...
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